A Sydney woman says a protest staged by passengers led to a a Chinese asylum seeker being taken off an Air China flight. Refugee advocates say legal action failed to prevent the deportation of Chinese man Wei Lin. Advocates say he had been 'harassed' in China because of his knowledge of the use of ...

A real treat this week: Pulitzer prize-winning author and human rights activist, Alice Walker in conversation with Caroline Baum ... and she's joined on stage by the magnificent Archie Roach. This uplifting program was recorded at the Opera House as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival. Alice ...

New South Wales's corruption watchdog says the state has a "culture of non-compliance" with political donation laws, and the electoral commission should be given the power to deregister parties for extreme breaches....

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Commonwealth and NSW governments will urgently conduct a review into the Sydney siege, seeking to answer questions such as why gunman Mon Haron Monis was able to access firearms....

Iran says it requested the extradition of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis 14 years ago, but Australia refused to hand him over because there was no extradition agreement between the two countries....

The New South Wales deputy police commissioner Catherine Burn provides an update on the unfolding events in the Sydney CBD. She says the police have been in frequent contact with the Government during the day's negotiations, and for people not in the immediate area affected by the siege to ...

The leaders of Britain and the United States are briefed about the Sydney siege situation, which has been brought to an end after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in central Sydney shortly after 2:00am (AEDT)....

Forty years ago, dangerous asbestos insulation fluff was pumped into ACT and NSW homes by a group of contractors, including a company known as Mr Fluffy. The government was warned but did nothing. Now homes are being bulldozed and some residents are developing cancers.Di Martininvestigates. ...